Abstract

Solar Analysis for Improved DoD Asset Management and Regulatory Compliance
Track: Renewable Energy
Authors: Tyrone Oglesby

As the Department of Defense (DoD) continues to strive for compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act, requiring 25% of energy consumption to come from renewable energy sources by 2025, accurate analyses of the feasibility of harnessing such resources is becoming more crucial. ArcGIS and Critigen's Solar Mapping process enable the accurate estimation of the annual system output of proposed solar panel systems to be installed on DoD facilities across the nation. The investment of a week's worth of man hours returns a potential savings of tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of thousands kilowatt hours for the DoD.